Windows 7 NG

Roberta

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Dec 13, 2009, 11:58:51 AM12/13/09

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This morning I can't find my Windows 7 NG listing in OE. And can't remember
the name. Help? Thanks, Roberta

Bruce Hagen

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Dec 13, 2009, 12:05:06 PM12/13/09

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"Roberta" <gma...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> This morning I can't find my Windows 7 NG listing in OE. And can't
> remember the name. Help? Thanks, Roberta

Windows 7 forums:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/category/w7itpro/

Microsoft Answers Windows 7 Forums:
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windows7

Win7 Via NNTP: alt.windows7.org

If you need a server to access it:

AIOE.Org
http://news.aioe.general
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA

Ken Blake, MVP

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Dec 13, 2009, 2:23:48 PM12/13/09

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On Sun, 13 Dec 2009 08:58:51 -0800, "Roberta" <gma...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> This morning I can't find my Windows 7 NG listing in OE. And can't remember
> the name. Help? Thanks, Roberta

Unfortunately it's highly unlikely that there will be any Microsoft
Windows 7 newsgroups. Apparently Microsoft has decided that web-based
forums are better than newsgroups and they are putting their efforts
there. I'm personally sorry that's the case, but it's their decision,
not mine.

However there is at least one non-Microsoft Windows 7 newsgroup:
alt-windows7.general. Not all servers carry it (at least not yet), but
here's one free news server that does: aioe.org

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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

Roberta

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Dec 14, 2009, 9:06:54 AM12/14/09

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http://www.w7forums.com/alt-windows7-general-f28.html
I found this one on the web and my server evidently doesn't carry (not yet
anyway) the one you mention. so will use this for a while.
Thanks all, for the input.
Roberta

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Ken Blake, MVP

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Dec 14, 2009, 10:12:02 AM12/14/09

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On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:06:54 -0800, "Roberta" <gma...@gmail.com>
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> http://www.w7forums.com/alt-windows7-general-f28.html
> I found this one on the web and my server evidently doesn't carry (not yet
> anyway) the one you mention. so will use this for a while.
> Thanks all, for the input.

You're welcome, but two points:

1. Using a web-based interface to a newsgroup is, in my view, a very
poor thing to do. It is *much* slower and harder to use than a
newsreader.

2. I see from your headers that you use outlook express as your
newsreader. Outlook express, like almost all newsreaders, can very
easily use multiple news servers. You can, and should, add aioe.org to
it.

Roberta

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Dec 15, 2009, 9:15:04 AM12/15/09

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Ken,
I really do not like reading newsgroups via the web, but it appeared to be
the only way to see what was going on.
Howver, I've set up aioe.org as you suggested. Am now a happy camper.
Thank you, Roberta

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Ken Blake, MVP

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Dec 16, 2009, 2:32:32 PM12/16/09

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On Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:15:04 -0800, "Roberta" <gma...@gmail.com>
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> Ken,
> I really do not like reading newsgroups via the web, but it appeared to be
> the only way to see what was going on.
> Howver, I've set up aioe.org as you suggested. Am now a happy camper.
> Thank you, Roberta

You're welcome. Glad to help.